External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arrives in Maldives on 2-day visit
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar arrives in Maldives on 2-day visit
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here in the Maldivian capital on Saturday on a two-day visit.  In his scheduled visit,  he will call on President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, hold talks with several other political leaders in the country and review the entire gamut of bilateral ties.

Mr. Jaishankar arrived here on the first leg of his two-nation tour that will also take him to Mauritius. He was received at Velana International Airport by his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Khaleel, Foreign Secretary Abdul Gafoor Mohamed and Maldivian High Commissioner to India Hussain Niyaz, Maldivian media reported.

Mr. Jaishankar is visiting the Maldives at the invitation of Shahid. It is his second official visit to the Maldives, following his visit to attend the fifth Indian Ocean Conference in 2019.

According to the Maldivian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Jaishankar, during his visit, will inaugurate some projects undertaken with Indian grant assistance and witness the exchange of several agreements and MoUs between the two countries.

In the Maldives, Mr. Jaishankar will call on President Solih and have substantive discussions with the ministers for foreign affairs, defence, finance, economic development and planning and infrastructure, the MEA said in a statement.

Mr. Jaishankar will also call on Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and meet with other political leaders.

“During this visit, EAM will review the entire gamut of our bilateral ties as well as the progress of ongoing bilateral projects and hold discussions on the ongoing COVID situation, including India’s continued assistance to the Maldives for its post-Covid economic recovery,” the MEA said.

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